text_original: He claimed the most autocratic authority tutions JUSTINIAN 61 over the Church in the Empire and wrote several treatises and letters on doctrinal questions. /In December, 565, Justinian died. His reign of nearly forty years, while it had restored Italy and North Airica to the Empire for a time, had exhausted the Eastern provinces that constituted the real strength 3f the Empire.
text_transcription: HE CLAIMED THE MOST AUTOCRATIC AUTHORITY OVER THE CHURCH IN THE EMPIRE AND WROTE SEVERAL TREATISES AND LETTERS ON DOCTRINAL QUESTIONS IN DECEMBER FIVE SIXTY FIVE JUSTINIAN DIED HIS REIGN OF NEARLY FORTY YEARS WHILE IT RESTORED ITALY AND NORTH AFRICA TO THE EMPIRE FOR A TIME HAD EXHAUSTED THE EASTERN PROVINCES THAT CONSTITUTED THE REAL STRENGTH OF THE EMPIRE
phonemes: hiː klˈeɪmd ðə mˈoʊst ˌɔːɾoʊkɹˈæɾɪk ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi tˈuːʃənz dʒʌstˈɪniən sˈɪksti wˈʌn ˌoʊvɚ ðə tʃˈɜːtʃ ɪnðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ ænd ɹˈoʊt sˈɛvɹəl tɹˈiːɾɪzᵻz ænd lˈɛɾɚz ˌɔn dɑːktɹˈaɪnəl kwˈɛstʃənz. slˈæʃ ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ, fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv, dʒʌstˈɪniən dˈaɪd. hɪz ɹˈeɪn ʌv nˌɪɹli fˈɔːɹɾi jˈɪɹz, wˌaɪl ɪt hæd ɹᵻstˈɔːɹd ˈɪɾəli ænd nˈɔːɹθ ˈɛɹɪkə tə ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ fɚɹə tˈaɪm, hæd ɛɡzˈɔːstᵻd ðɪ ˈiːstɚn pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz ðæt kˈɑːnstɪtˌuːɾᵻd ðə ɹˈiːəl stɹˈɛŋθ θɹˈiː ˈɛf ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ.